Isabelle turned at that moment for she felt coldness running along her back side…
Daniel had put a crystal on her back an that one got attached to it via some ramifications. The princess could fill her energy quitting her.
- I’m sorry Isa, sobbed Daniel, I really didn’t have a choice, I got cursed by Radigan’s Will, I would never hurt you, you know that!
Randigan’s Will was a way for the evil sorcerer to control his enemies. People corrupted by it could escape the curse only by obeying the order they were told. And Daniel had the order to bring the princess outside the walls of the castle.
The girl felt on the floor, struggling to stay awake. Then Daniel approached her
- I’m really sorry. I promise to get you back here as soon as I can, apologized the boy why keeping the friend he betrayed in his arms.
She lost consciousness a short time after those words
Then a strong bald man in armor appeared. It was a scarred man wearing the armor of the castle. Daniel knew it wasn’t his since he was the one man who gave him the curse.
- Stop whining boy! My master doesn’t have all day! Growled the scarry man while hiding his face in a helm. Cover the princess’s back and take her with us!
They carried the sleeping princess in a charet harnessed to a horse and hid her under some bags. They managed to pass the guards with no problem and went in the forest nearby.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Once far enough from the castle, Daniel cut a rope with a knife, freeing the horse who ran away. the fake knight punched the poor boy making him fly off the charet.
- What the hell is all this about? Yelled the armored man.
- We're out of the castle! The order stops there ! retorted the stable boy while unsheathing a sword. Now, she’s going back where she came from!
- You really think so?, laughed the man while several armed goblins approached from the surrounding brushes. You really think you can win this fight?
- Don’t think your friends will stop me from protecting the princess! I will bring her back!
- My friends?
The fake guard seemed confused, and when he looked behind him, the goblins stopped moving. That was until one yelled:
- Get the knight off the charet!
At that moment, the goblins rushed on Daniel while some hidden orcs jumped from the trees to attack the sorcerer’s servant! Daniel got quickly knocked off after one of the goblins threw a rock at his head. On the charet, the armored man managed to parry the mass blow from the first orc, but the others helped him to push the man out of the vehicle.
- NOW! yelled one of them.
Suddently, a massive ogre pushed some trees to get to them, followed by a pack of big boars.
The orcs and goblins jumped on the boars while the ogre carried the charet up his head. And all the company ran away with the loot, princess include.
After this disaster, the knight felt on his knees.
- How will the dark lord react to this…
~*~*~*~*~*~
Isabelle could feel her consciousness coming back to her. Her back was hurting from the crystal in her back, but she could tell it wasn’t there anymore. She could also hear some voices: one from an energetic woman and a deep one that that could shake the walls. It took some time for her to comprehend what they were saying. She could understand the deep voice yelling.
- What I wonder is, what was THAT girl doing under the stuff my men brought here. And most of all, I don’t understand why you wanted to waste your magical power to take the sealing crystal off! Shouldn’t we keep her like we found her if she’s who you think?
- My poor thing, your muscles are really all you have, replied the feminine voice. Do you really have no idea why she would have that thing in her back, hidden on a charet in direction of the frontier?
- Well, perhaps someone from the place was trying to sell her off or something. But … WAIT! DO YOU MEAN …
- Not so loud, you moron! you don’t want the whole tower to hear us.
- Sorry lady, I got carried away
- Don’t call me lady! You know I despise when people call me that! Anyway, we have to keep it a secret from Radigan. You know how megalomaniacs easely get jalous even when things turn in their favor!
- So ... How should we play this? I don't want a war with that mad man.
- I propose we hide her for now. Then we decide what to do with her.
Isabelle, curious, opened her eyes and saw ...
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